Jury selection begins in John Connally trial
The 58 year old Connally watched intently as the jury pool filed into the courtroom. The government alleges he accepted two 5000 payments from Associated Milk Producers after urging Nixon to raise milk price supports in 1971. Connally is the fourth Nixon cabinet member charged and the second to face bribery.
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John Connally
Connally
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Nixon
Albert B. Fall
Texas
Communists gobble up Nam on central coast Vietnam
AP reports rapid communist advance across central Vietnam shrinking Saigon control to about one third of the land. Qui Nhon abandoned, Nha Trang seen near fall amid rioting as Saigon officials flee. U.S. consulate in Nha Trang burns records and evacuates staff. shootings heard in the city of 200,000 as it faces the coastal path of Cam Ranh and Phan Rang and Phan Thiet.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
U.S
Cam Ranh
Phan Rang
Phan Thiet
Binh Dinh
Phu Cat
U.S. Air Force
Senators approve plan to rewrite Texas constitution
Texas senators backed a plan to rewrite portions of the state constitution governing separation of powers, the legislature, and the executive department. The measure passed 23 to 7 and moves to the House. Debate shifted to the judiciary article of the eight section proposal, which fell short of 1974 convention support by three votes.
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Sen
Pey
Jon, McKnight
D-Tyler
Executive Department
Kent Hance
D-Lubbock
Bob Gammage
Ben
Gammage
Senate
Dhouston
Pecos circus move aids Lions and menudo clash
Amid scheduling chaos a Pecos circus moved to Santa Rosa Hall parking to aid the Amistad Lions with proceeds supporting local needy. A separate West Texas menudo contest aims to send Pecos winner to San Antonio for a $500 prize, with regional bragging rights expanding next year.
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Amistad Lions
Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa Hall
Santa Rosa
Pecos
Clem Jilek
V.p
Great Western Finance
San Antonio
Jury Hears Final Arguments in Cuevas Capital Murder Trial
Nine jurors hear final arguments in Ignacio Cuevas case tied to Huntsville prison shootout that left four dead. Prosecution and defense clash over criminal responsibility statutes linking three conspirators to murder. Evidence points to Dominguez firing, but all three faces capital murder if a murder occurred in furtherance of the escape plot. Jury deliberations follow a lengthy trial with 18 witnesses presented and the case moved to jury chambers after a lengthy conference.
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Cuevas
Associated Press
Houston
Ignacio Cuevas
Huntsville
Julia Standley
Harris County
Bert Graham
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Rodolfo Dominguez
Terry Gaiser
Standley
Gaiser
Carrasco
Graham
Walker County
Jerry Sandel
Court of District
Miron Love
Will Gray
Love
Gray
April Fools Winter Raids Texas With Cold Fronts
A cold air surge and light snow possible in the Panhandle while scattered showers threaten North Central and Northeast Texas. Dense fog reduces visibility along the coast to the Lower Rio Grande and motorists are urged to use caution. High winds lash West Texas passes as temperatures swing from the 30s northward to the 70s south.
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Associated Press
Texas
Pecos
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Rio Grande
Austin
Waco
National Weather Service
Amarillo
Jalhart
Galveston
Alice
South Texas
Houston
White visits West Texas district during Easter recess
Congressman Richard C. White spends Easter recess in his West Texas district visiting El Paso Sierra Blanca Van Horn Valentine Presidio and Marfa before continuing to Pecos Monahans Kermit and Odessa with his wife. He holds a noon news conference in El Paso and plans informal constituent visits with the House set to reconvene Monday.
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EL Paso
West Texas
Richard C. White
White
el Paso Congressional Club
Bassett Rodewain Inn
Sierra Blanca
van Horn
Valentine
Presidio
Marfa
Pecos
Monahans
Kermit
Odessa
Washington
Miller Named in Error Over Reeves County Hospital Bond Ads
Local cattleman Doug Miller says his name was used without authorization in advertisements related to the Reeves County hospital bond issue. He states he did not contribute financially to either side and did not publicly support or oppose the bond sale.
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Reeves County Hospital
Doug Miller
Miller
Transfer applications deadline set by Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency established April 30 as the deadline for applying for a transfer from the district of residence to another district. Parents living outside Pecos-Barstow-Torah ISD may pick up transfer forms for the 1975-76 school year at the Special Services Office located 1302 S. Park St.
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The
Texas Education Agency
Pecos-Barstow-Torah Isd
Special Services Office
S. Park St
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